First 3 in each heat and next 2 fastest progress to the final.
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Districts A | 2:19.62 | Q | |
| 2 | Enfield A | 2:22.20 | Q | |
| 3 | Mt Barker A | 2:22.70 | Q | |
| 4 | Port Adelaide A | 2:31.58 | q | |
| 5 | Tea Tree Gully B | 2:35.13 | ||
| 6 | Western Athletics C | 2:35.96 | ||
| 7 | Ingle Farm A | 2:36.15 | ||
| Plympton B | DQ | TR24.7 | ||
| Munno Para A | DNS |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Athletics A | 2:22.96 | Q | |
| 2 | Salisbury A | 2:26.13 | Q | |
| 3 | Adelaide Harriers A | 2:34.56 | Q | |
| 4 | Plympton A | 2:35.38 | q | |
| 5 | Magill A | 2:38.00 | ||
| 6 | Western Athletics B | 2:41.35 | ||
| 7 | Southern Hills A | 2:47.00 | ||
| Tea Tree Gully A | DQ | TR24.7 | Q |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Districts A | 2:19.62 | Q | |
| 2 | Western Athletics A | 2:22.96 | Q | |
| 3 | Enfield A | 2:22.20 | Q | |
| 4 | Salisbury A | 2:26.13 | Q | |
| 5 | Mt Barker A | 2:22.70 | Q | |
| 6 | Adelaide Harriers A | 2:34.56 | Q | |
| 7 | Port Adelaide A | 2:31.58 | q | |
| 8 | Tea Tree Gully B | 2:35.13 | ||
| 9 | Plympton A | 2:35.38 | q | |
| 10 | Western Athletics C | 2:35.96 | ||
| 11 | Ingle Farm A | 2:36.15 | ||
| 12 | Magill A | 2:38.00 | ||
| 13 | Western Athletics B | 2:41.35 | ||
| 14 | Southern Hills A | 2:47.00 | ||
| Plympton B | DQ | TR24.7 | ||
| Tea Tree Gully A | DQ | TR24.7 | Q | |
| Munno Para A | DNS |